The Digital Empathy Deficit:
By Nora Diffily-Kenney | Apr. 16Though the internet, social media, and the digital age are incredibly informative and connective, they potentially harm one of our basic primal traits: empathy.
Though the internet, social media, and the digital age are incredibly informative and connective, they potentially harm one of our basic primal traits: empathy.
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Almost every writer knows about the classics. Books like Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Frankenstein and Pride and Prejudice are all novels that shape the storytelling of many great authors today. However, when I first discovered Jane Austen’s most well known book, I committed a crime that any avid reader would chastise me for–I watched the movie first.
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The mainstream news and media has finally caught up with the idea that overusing devices or certain apps is harmful to almost everyone, yet there is still much that the average person doesn't know about. This article seeks to provide information on phone addiction and also alternative activities and ideas for off-screen life.
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Over the last few decades, texting has become the main source for communication for teens. From waking up each morning and checking our phones to sending that last good night message, texting has become a big deal in our daily life. In recent years, this trend has begun to overshadow face-to-face conversations, changing how we connect with others.
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Although relatively unknown in the West, Japanese group Buck-Tik has had a sizeable impact on music and fashion in the alternative world.
An analysis of the Harris and Trump campaigns and what made them effective, highlighting youth opinions and reactions.
Ultimate Frisbee is a rapidly expanding sport that brings together people from all walks of life. What can we learn from this sport, its inclusive environment, and unusual rules? The history of the game is a fascinating story that most players today are not familiar with following Joel Silver in 1968. What is Ultimate Frisbee, who plays it, and why?
With Donald Trump officially being announced as the 47th President of the United States, project 2025 is being put into action. If it continues to gain power, it could seriously harm the freedoms we all take for granted, from the right to choose what we learn, to the ability to control our own bodies and the right to vote.
As consumers, do we let Euphoria consume us? The notable HBO series and its infamous characters spur a a series of questions about youth and their media. Do youth romanticize toxic love, friendship, or substance abuse because we’ve seen them on TV, or are we actually better able to recognize bad behavior because we’ve seen it on TV?
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